Watt v. Weyerhaeuser Co.

The Weyerhaeuser Company appeals from an order of the Superior Court for Pacific County which directed the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals to provide James G. Watt with a hearing for the prosecution of his appeal. This ruling reversed an earlier order by the Board dismissing Mr. Watt's appeal for failure to proceed in a timely manner.

Weyerhaeuser contends that under the provisions of the workmen's compensation act, in particular RCW 51.52.102, the Board had the statutory authority to dismiss Mr. Watt's appeal, and that its action was subject to reversal only if it reflected an abuse of…